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Use of the deep penetration test in sensitive clays

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Alternative titleUtilisation de l'essai de penetration en profondeur dans les argiles sensibles
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ConferenceSeventh International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Session one, 1969, Mexico
Subjectsensitive clay; yield strength; bearing capacity; undrained soil tests
Abstract
The deep penetration test was subjected to trials in both the field and laboratory as a possible method of determining the undrained shear strength. It is shown that in sensitive clays the bearing capacity factor N(c) is considerably less than 9. The trials showed that the deep penetration test is a promising method of measuring undrained strength as it is not affected by disturbance and yields a continuous record of undrained strengths.
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  • Proceedings, Seventh International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, Mexico, 1969 (1 July 1970): 225–230.
LanguageEnglish
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IdentifierDBR-RP-447
NRC numberNRCC 11504
NRC-IRC-2572
NPARC number20374228
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